Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, following the passing of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, what progress has been made on plans to set up a central website on which businesses can lodge their slavery and trafficking statements.

The transparency in supply chains consultation ended on 7 May 2015, and we received 181 responses. We are considering those responses carefully and will publish the Government’s response shortly. The statutory guidance will be developed in consultation with business partners during summer 2015 and published to coincide with commencement of the provision which we expect to be later this year. Responses to the consultation included suggestions on the development of a central website to hold the slavery and trafficking statements and we are exploring options for delivering this.